I don't doubt that that happened on occasion. But I also believe that many proof coins have acquired hairlines over the years, other than through...
Doug, I don't think the grading companies are always tightening up and neither do a number of the very large submitters I talk to. But many of...
Doug, I'll have to disagree with that. If you had said in the past 10-15 or so years, I wouldn't quibble. But, if anything, overall, I believe...
In the vast majority if cases, including this one, there is simply no way to provide meaningful grade opinions on Proof coins, based on images....
For informational purposes, since May, three MS65 examples (2 of them NGC and 1 PCGS) have sold in Heritage sales for less than $1500. A number of...
Kevin, there is certainly no need to apologize. And I'm not sure why my remark/suggestion surprised you. You have expressed an interest in this...
My decision regarding which company to submit it to would depend partially on the look of the coin. Generally speaking, I think PCGS tends to...
Sorry, but that tells me you are way too conservative in your grading of those coins. It's one thing if you thought that NGC MS61's deserved...
It is my understanding that the prices are compiled by people at PCGS, using data from various sources. The prices are frequently inaccurate, even...
But have you also cracked out PCGS coins and submitted them to NGC? My point is that results like you posted don't prove anything about the...
Hopefully this was a good lesson, in a number of ways, for you. Unless you have already done so, you should apologize to the seller.
There is a perception that PCGS almost always grades more conservatively than NGC does. And, while they often do, many times, they don't. In other...
The sale of counterfeit coins on Ebay is far more common than you seem to think. There is an alarming number of counterfeits sold on Ebay. And the...
Sounds like a good question for you to research:rolleyes:
I see no evidence that the MS62 example above has been cleaned. And I will repeat my question regarding the cleaned ANACS one you asked about:...
Yes, you already indicated you would be buying a PCGS one, which it is not. And it's been cleaned. Why even ask?
It looks genuine to me. But either way, I think you're overreacting and suggest that you take a deep breath and slow down. Think for a moment...
If you have access to the NGC and/or PCGS census/population reports, you can quickly see how many examples have been certified for each date and...
I agree with the grade and $500-$600 estimated value. But if you don't care about keeping it, I'd sell it. I believe that, unless the economy...
What an excellent post! And I say that as one of those who gave advice of the type that "he knew was sure to come".
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